The goal of this lesson is to hook/invest students in the Model UN unit of study and project. Explain that students will engage in 3 weeks of preparation for a Model UN simulation in which they will take on the perspective of different countries around the world in order to propose solutions to the issue of child soldiers.
Guiding Questions:
How do countries try to address human rights violations?
What will we be doing in class for the next 3 weeks?
Content Objectives:
Students will be able to describe the project and the ask questions about the global issue.
Language Objectives:
Students will be able to organize information onto a calendar.
Human Rights (Rights that all humans have, just by being human) The United Nations (Organization made up of representatives of all the countries of the world, with the goal of World Peace) Model UN (Simulation of a UN meeting.) Child Soldiers (Young people under the age of 18 who has been recruited/forced to fight or support armed forces)
Suggested Agenda:
1. Do Now: Ask students to match famous human rights leaders with with their actions: eg. Nelson Mandela --> end of apartheid; Ghandi - -> end of British control of India. Then ask open ended questions:
Who is better at protecting/fighting for human rights, individuals or governments?
Focus question for the video, What are human rights? Why was the UN created?
4. Explain that this unit will be focused on the question of how countries (not individuals) work together (or fail to do so) to address global human rights issues. In this unit they will focus on the human rights violation of child soldiers.
5. Go over the calendar of the unit
Homework:
Students read (supplement with comprehension questions).
Title:
Introduction to the unitGoal:
The goal of this lesson is to hook/invest students in the Model UN unit of study and project. Explain that students will engage in 3 weeks of preparation for a Model UN simulation in which they will take on the perspective of different countries around the world in order to propose solutions to the issue of child soldiers.Content Objectives:
Students will be able to describe the project and the ask questions about the global issue.Language Objectives:
Students will be able to organize information onto a calendar.SEI Strategy:
At the end of class, give students an exit ticket that prompts communication with the teacher. Consider asking: What are you excited about? What will be challenging for you? What are you looking forward to?Vocabulary:
Human Rights (Rights that all humans have, just by being human)The United Nations (Organization made up of representatives of all the countries of the world, with the goal of World Peace)
Model UN (Simulation of a UN meeting.)
Child Soldiers (Young people under the age of 18 who has been recruited/forced to fight or support armed forces)
Suggested Agenda:
1. Do Now: Ask students to match famous human rights leaders with with their actions:
eg. Nelson Mandela --> end of apartheid; Ghandi - -> end of British control of India. Then ask open ended questions:
2. Introduce/remind students about Universal Declaration of Human Rights, using this video:
http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/what-are-human-rights.html
4. Explain that this unit will be focused on the question of how countries (not individuals) work together (or fail to do so) to address global human rights issues. In this unit they will focus on the human rights violation of child soldiers.
5. Go over the calendar of the unit
Homework:
Students read (supplement with comprehension questions).